Missy Elliott performed a medley of famous hits at the MTV Video Music Awards on Monday. Her dazzling set included “Throw It Back,” “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly),” “Get Ur Freak On,” “Work It,” “Pass That Dutch,” and “Lose Control.” Elliott opened her performance with her newest song, “Throw It …
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Miranda Lambert teams with Maren Morris for a murderous revenge fantasy against a cheating partner in the new song “Way Too Pretty for Prison,” released on Monday. It’s the fourth track Lambert has offered from her upcoming album Wildcard. Opening with an atonal squall and Lambert’s laughter, “Way Too Pretty …
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Canadian indie rock vetsthe New Pornographers unveiled a new song, “The Surprise Knock,” off their upcoming album, In the Morse Code of Brake Lights, out September 27th via Collected Work/Concord Records. The track boasts a ramshackle energy as the drums skip with a heavy thump and the relentless rush of …
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From the beginning, Brockhampton had an ending in mind. It’s unconventional — and slightly macabre — for a boy band to have their breakup planned out in advance, but knowing when to bow out always seemed smarter than imploding. “We’ve talked about it since before we even put out Saturation …
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Brockhampton have dropped one final music video before the release of the band’s new album, Ginger. “No Halo,” a track from the album, gets a low-key visual accompaniment directed by Spencer Ford, who has helmed several other recent videos for Brockhampton. In the clip, which features the silver jumpsuits that …
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Animal Collective members Avey Tare and Geologist have shared a new track that clocks in at nearly 25 minutes long. The song, titled “Summer Blaze,” is the A-side to their New Psycho Actives Vol. 2 single. The expansive, sprawling track varies in tone as it unfolds, taking on much of …
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New albums took up the top three positions on the RS 200 this week, as Slipknot, Rick Ross, and Trippie Redd all enjoyed solid debuts. Slipknot led the pack by earning 93,000 album-equivalent units, the majority of which came from sales. (The band used a bundle tied to an upcoming …
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The Raconteurs caught the beginning and end of Saturday night’s Washington Nationals game – and played a concert in between – after the contest between the Nationals and Milwaukee Brewers stretched to 14 innings. According to Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal, White and his band mates attended the first three innings …
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The Roots are marking the anniversaries of several of their landmark albums — 1995’s Do You Want More?!!!??!, 1996’s Illadelph Halflife and 1999’s breakthrough album, Things Fall Apart — with expansive reissues. The first of the remastered reissues, Things Fall Apart, will be released on September 27th via Geffen/UMe/Urban Legends. …
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DES MOINES, IOWA — The day before Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) questioned whether humanity would exist if it weren’t for rape and incest while speaking to a conservative group in Des Moines, he held two town halls, one in Charles City and one in Boone. Both were dominated by King’s …
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